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Karunanidhi blames India for weak UN resolution on Sri Lanka
DMK chief M Karunanidhi who quit the Prime Minister's coalition has blamed India for what he describes as a weak UN resolution against Sri Lanka. A vote on the resolution, which is sponsored by the US and deals with alleged atrocities against the country's Tamil civilians, will be held later this week.
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DMK quits UPA government over Sri Lanka issue: 10 big developments
The DMK has pulled out of the Congress-led UPA coalition in protest against the government's position on a US-backed United Nations resolution on alleged war crimes carried out during Sri Lanka's civil war.
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UPA agrees to vote in Parliament on FDI in retail, leaves final decision to the Speaker
Armed with crucial ally DMK's support - word of which came in even as the UPA was meeting in the capital - the Manmohan Singh government has indicated that it is ready for a vote on the contentious issue of foreign direct investment in multi-brand retail. At that meeting, the allies agreed to leave it to the Lok Sabha Speaker to decide under which ...
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DMK refuses to change stand on Sri Lanka despite Pranab's appeal
Pranab Mukherjee's message to the members of the UPA couldn't have been more direct - any formal expression of differences in parliament will be grabbed by the BJP to try and trip up the government. Yet, the morning after a dinner at the Prime Minister's residence, the DMK has not abandoned plans to follow through on an amendment it moved to Presid...
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Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam requests Sonia's intervention
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam today complained that ongoing railway projects in Tamil Nadu are progressing at "snail's speed" and requested United Progressive Alliance Chairperson Sonia Gandhi to intervene and prevail over the Centre to allocate more funds to the projects.
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Congress gives guarded response to DMK pullout
The DMK's decision to pull out of the UPA Government appears to have come as a bolt from the blue for the Congress, which still feels all is not lost and negotiations could continue.Party spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi gave a guarded reaction on the development, keeping alive the hopes of a settlement on seat sharing even at this stage."There i...
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Amid reports of DMK turmoil, Baalu meets Sonia
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) Parliamentary Party leader T R Baalu today met Congress President Sonia Gandhi when the state of the alliance between the two parties in Tamil Nadu came up for discussion.Though Baalu described the meeting as a courtesy call and to convey New Year greetings, he is believed to have conveyed DMK President M Karunanidhi...
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Karunanidhi skips dinner for Prime Minister
Indicating an unease in ties between his party and the Congress, Tamil Nadu chief minister and DMK president M Karunanidhi skipped a dinner hosted for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh by Governor S S Barnala in Chennai on Sunday.His office said Karunanidhi could not attend the dinner at the Raj Bhawan owing to prior commitment.Karunanidhi, a key ally ...
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2G spectrum scam: CBI takes raids to DMK's door
The perfect storm of the 2G scam broke especially hard over Chennai on Wedenesday morning, as the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) conducted multiple raids at the homes and offices of those close to the senior-most leaders of Tamil Nadu's DMK party.The alliance was tested when A Raja was forced to exit as Telecom Minister last month - at that ...
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Cong-DMK deadlock over Cabinet berths may end soon
The DMK chief said that the PM's remarks on the issue of induction of two ministers from his party has cleared the air.
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Karunanidhi blames India for weak UN resolution on Sri Lanka
DMK chief M Karunanidhi who quit the Prime Minister's coalition has blamed India for what he describes as a weak UN resolution against Sri Lanka. A vote on the resolution, which is sponsored by the US and deals with alleged atrocities against the country's Tamil civilians, will be held later this week.
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DMK quits UPA government over Sri Lanka issue: 10 big developments
The DMK has pulled out of the Congress-led UPA coalition in protest against the government's position on a US-backed United Nations resolution on alleged war crimes carried out during Sri Lanka's civil war.
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UPA agrees to vote in Parliament on FDI in retail, leaves final decision to the Speaker
Armed with crucial ally DMK's support - word of which came in even as the UPA was meeting in the capital - the Manmohan Singh government has indicated that it is ready for a vote on the contentious issue of foreign direct investment in multi-brand retail. At that meeting, the allies agreed to leave it to the Lok Sabha Speaker to decide under which ...
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DMK refuses to change stand on Sri Lanka despite Pranab's appeal
Pranab Mukherjee's message to the members of the UPA couldn't have been more direct - any formal expression of differences in parliament will be grabbed by the BJP to try and trip up the government. Yet, the morning after a dinner at the Prime Minister's residence, the DMK has not abandoned plans to follow through on an amendment it moved to Presid...
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Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam requests Sonia's intervention
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam today complained that ongoing railway projects in Tamil Nadu are progressing at "snail's speed" and requested United Progressive Alliance Chairperson Sonia Gandhi to intervene and prevail over the Centre to allocate more funds to the projects.
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Congress gives guarded response to DMK pullout
The DMK's decision to pull out of the UPA Government appears to have come as a bolt from the blue for the Congress, which still feels all is not lost and negotiations could continue.Party spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi gave a guarded reaction on the development, keeping alive the hopes of a settlement on seat sharing even at this stage."There i...
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Amid reports of DMK turmoil, Baalu meets Sonia
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) Parliamentary Party leader T R Baalu today met Congress President Sonia Gandhi when the state of the alliance between the two parties in Tamil Nadu came up for discussion.Though Baalu described the meeting as a courtesy call and to convey New Year greetings, he is believed to have conveyed DMK President M Karunanidhi...
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Karunanidhi skips dinner for Prime Minister
Indicating an unease in ties between his party and the Congress, Tamil Nadu chief minister and DMK president M Karunanidhi skipped a dinner hosted for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh by Governor S S Barnala in Chennai on Sunday.His office said Karunanidhi could not attend the dinner at the Raj Bhawan owing to prior commitment.Karunanidhi, a key ally ...
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2G spectrum scam: CBI takes raids to DMK's door
The perfect storm of the 2G scam broke especially hard over Chennai on Wedenesday morning, as the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) conducted multiple raids at the homes and offices of those close to the senior-most leaders of Tamil Nadu's DMK party.The alliance was tested when A Raja was forced to exit as Telecom Minister last month - at that ...
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Cong-DMK deadlock over Cabinet berths may end soon
The DMK chief said that the PM's remarks on the issue of induction of two ministers from his party has cleared the air.
